Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-02

| people looking at us who Will rejoice IN
making mischief of this no, really, l
cannot take the roses"
Mademoisele, see" says Marie at
this junciure. "the woman gives us
the chickens for fifty sous"
Very good" says Gabrielle, but
she says it in the same tone OF voice
with which she might have said Every
bad"
Then Marie leads the way to the
fruit-seller's. She sees it is no use to
wait for Mademoiselle to-day, and she
feels that it is very trying to have this
young man come and talk to Mademoi-
selle under the eyes of all st. Ute. She
wonders what on earth be is saying, and
what Monsieur Adolphe would say il he
knew. 1t is rather lucky that he has
gone over to Cohors, and is not likely
to be walking through the market that
morning.
81 implore you," says Gabrielle to
Joel, who is still walking beside her,
81 implore you TO go away"
81 am going" returns Joel defect
edly. 81 suppose it's no use doing
anything else. I'm sorry I've bothered
you. You see, during six weeks abb
sence from the place, ! had forgotten
there was any one in it but you. But
before / go, when do you think the chill
dren will begin their lessons again ?"
II really don't Auow. have heard
nothing about 1t perhaps they won't
have any lessons this term"
Joel was quite puzzled, her manner
was so strange.
"Oh, that is too much of good
thing" he answered quickly. "You
must insist on their having lessons.
It's our only chance of seeing one an
other"
"Tll see, III do what 1 can ; but
don't make too sure. See, there is Ma
dame Lacambre. Goodbye"
Bother Madame Lacambre," said
Joel furiously. Goodbye. Do try
and come for stroll by the river this
evening"
Then Joel was left alone in the JOS
Ting crowd, with his rejected bouquet
in his hand. He looked at it for q mo-
ment as il he pitied it, and then threw
it on the ground to be be trampled out
OF recognition on the hot stones OF the
pavement.
Gabrielle" said Madame Lacambre
at the earliest opportunity, twas not
that the English professor with whom
you were walking and talking this
morning ?"
alt was" replied Gabrielle very
meekly.
"And ! saw him offer you bouquet.
My dear girl, Adolphe would be ex-
tremely annoyed if he heard about it,
You must remember that very slight
foundation is enough to give a girl G
character for coquetting. The mai
was following you about and talking tC
you quite familiarly. beg you, desire
you, to be more reserved and discreet
in the streets"
Gabrielle was too thankful to escape
without a rigid cross-examination tC
resent this lecture. She would have
listened meekly to amuch more violent
/
sion by defending herself.
When Madame Lacambre had sale
her say, she closed the subject by beat
ing retreat.
That evening Joel wandered back
waId and forward along the river-patl
where once or twice he had had thu
good fortune to meet Gabrielle stroll
ing with her unruly charges. But Of
that particular occasion, though h'
waited for her until the stars blinke(
down on him unsympsthetically, b.
waited in vain. He did not blame her
even when he grew weary of bis lionel.
trusting place he tried to blame him
self only for being so unreasonable a
to expect her to keep half promise
and when he had fouLd a hundre
good reasons for her absence he turne,
and took his homeward way.
This did not lead him, of necessity
past the two houses in the Faubour
Champenatier nevertheless, he chos
that it should, as being more satisfaC
tory to his disappointed expectations.
But the outside view OF closed shut
tiers and doors did not prove yer
soothing, and the dimly lighted, silen
road had a sad and depressing effect, a
he thought how far and how eagerl
he had travelled apparently for nothin
but to realize how forelorn a man ca
feel.
Presently, as be sauntered along, h
heard steps and voices coming towar
him, and, Just where gas lamp mad
recognition possible, he met famil
party. of which he recognized the frs
group at glance. 1t consisted OF tn
Lacambres and Amboises. Benin
these walked q stranger to Joel,
short, dark man, and with him a lady
to whom he was talking eagerly, an
whose hand rested on his arm.
Joel's heart gave great jump til
gas lamps seemed to shoot out hashe
of lightning to illuminate the faces
these two-the one unknown to hin
the other known so well. At first b
almost doubted his own eyes; almo'
| fancied that Gabrielle's face was S
strongly fixed in his thoughts that h
imagination was playing him a trick
They passed close by him. APPARENT
Gabrielle did not see him, yet he raise
his hat mechanically, and then turne
to look after her. "Who is it tha
mon amie?" he heard the man ash
Surely it was a mistake ; no man coul
call Gabrielle "mon annie.
81 think it was the children's Ems
lish MASTER" came back Gabrielle's al
swer on the still night air. Joel's fran
of mind that night was by no meal
enviable. For the matter OF that, Ga
brielle's was quite as little to be coveteC
Her one regret was that she had NJ
written her letter breaking with her oil
love before she was so far on with I'll
new. 1t had seemed such formidab
undertaking that she had STAYED it oil
the last moment, and had STAYED it o
too long.
She did not think she could possibl
muster courage to tell him to his fac
that she had played him false at tn
first temptation. She knew she woul
have to bear torrent of reproach frol
him il she gave him the opportunity {
rerroaching her; for, though she ha
contrived to justify her conduct to hel
self, she did not expect to succeed /
justifying it to him he was too no
headed and romantic to listen to I'll
arguments of prudence and commo
sense. She had had great difficulty
persuading him to keep his love for ht
secret he would certainly think tn
she ought to have told him all that ha
passed between them (; to have refuse
Monsieur Adolphe's advantageous otfe
and hava SGT betself in OpDOsitsOn